Local residents walk amid debris of a charred Russian tank next to destroyed houses in the village of Zalissya, northeast of Kyiv, on April 19, 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AFP
碍驰滨痴鈥�Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:
Mariupol could fall in 鈥榟ours鈥�
A commander of forces holding out at a steelworks in the besieged port city of Mariupol issues a desperate plea for help, saying his marines are 鈥渕aybe facing our last days, if not hours鈥�.
鈥淭he enemy is outnumbering us 10 to one,鈥� says Serhiy Volyna from the 36th Separate Marine Brigade.
Evacuation attempt fails
Efforts to evacuate civilians from Mariupol have failed again because of Russian shelling, officials in Kyiv say.
鈥淯nfortunately, the humanitarian corridor out of Mariupol today did not work as planned,鈥� Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says.
UN requests Russia, Ukraine meetings
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked to meet with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine in their respective capitals, a UN spokesman says.
With the organisation largely sidelined so far in the conflict, Guterres made the request in letters sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, says spokesman Stephane Dujarric.
Only aircraft parts
The US Defense Department has retracted its claim Ukraine has been supplied with more aircraft, saying only parts had been delivered.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says while fixed-wing aircraft have been offered by an unidentified country to bolster Kyiv鈥檚 defences, 鈥渢hey have not received whole aircraft from another nation鈥�.
US leads G20 finance boycott
Finance officials from the world鈥檚 richest countries are convening to address global challenges including a possible food crisis 鈥� but must overcome tensions over Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen leads a multi-nation walk out of the meeting when Russian officials spoke, joined by British, French and Canadian officials.
German headache
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under pressure for refusing to send heavy weapons to Ukraine.
鈥淲e believe that the Bundeswehr (Germany army) would be capable of supplying us with the weapons we need right now,鈥� Ukraine鈥檚 ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, tells broadcaster ZDF. 鈥淲e do not know why this is not happening.鈥�
General Markus Laubenthal argues Berlin is not in a position to send the weapons Ukraine wants as this would 鈥渃onsiderably weaken (Germany鈥檚 own) defence capability鈥�.
More than five million have fled: UN
More than five million Ukrainians have now fled their country following the Russian invasion, the United Nations says.
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, says 5,034,439 Ukrainians have left since Russia invaded on February 24.
Over a million Ukrainians have in contrast returned to their country since the Russian invasion began, says a spokesman for Kyiv鈥檚 border force.
Missile threat
President Vladimir Putin says Russia has successfully tested its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, adding the next-generation weapon capable of carrying nuclear charges will make Kremlin鈥檚 enemies 鈥渢hink twice鈥�.
EU chief in Kyiv
On a visit to Ukraine, EU chief Charles Michel says the union will do 鈥渆verything possible鈥� to help Ukraine win the war and that Kyiv鈥檚 application for membership of the bloc is a 鈥減riority鈥�.
He also insists that war crimes allegedly committed by Russian forces be prosecuted.
Donbas offensive
Ukraine鈥檚 defence ministry says its troops have beaten back a Russian attack in the city of Izium, a gateway to the eastern Donbas region which is the target of a major Russian offensive.
Kyiv also claimed enemy losses in a Ukrainian counter-attack near the town of Marinka in the southern part of the Donbas, where pro-Russian separatists have been fighting government forces since 2014.
Finnish MPs debate joining Nato
Finland鈥檚 parliament opens a debate on whether to seek Nato membership.
Russia has warned of a nuclear build-up in the Baltic should Finland and neighbouring Sweden, which is also considering joining NATO following the invasion, join the Western alliance.
Wimbledon ban
Wimbledon bans Russian and Belarusian players from this year鈥檚 Grand Slam tournament over Moscow鈥檚 invasion.
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